Topix NewsNews on Topix continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.infoUSA Provides API Solution to Topix for Local Business Directory- July 24, 2008 As part of the agreement, Topix retrieves infoUSA data through a XML based API that allows searches to be performed in real time on the most current local business database available with infoUSA.http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/infousa-provides-api-solution-to-topix-for-local-b... Topix licenses InfoGroup database- July 21, 2008 InfoGroup has announced that its InfoUSA division's US business database of 14 million records has been licensed by Topix.com, a Web news community, for its nationwide local business directory.http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/topix-licenses-infogroup-database?fromrss=1 Nuggets of truth amid the hot topics- July 20, 2008 Take the news story that ran Friday about the Blossom man arrested for alleged child pornography. Had it not been for a blogger tuned to a police scanner we might not have had the story at all. I happened to take a quick look at the blog Thursday morning and found "What is going on in Blossom" as a post topic.http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/nuggets-of-truth-amid-the-hot-topics?fromrss=1 Quick Hits- July 15, 2008 Random thoughts from a Tuesday morning: John McIntyre, who runs the desks at the Baltimore Sun and has taught us on his blog how to tie a tie, fold a pocket handkerchief and make a martini, finds himself the ...http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/quick-hits?fromrss=1 Tribune sells stake in ShopLocal- July 8, 2008 Gannett Co. said Tuesday that, through separate transactions with joint owners Tribune Co. and McClatchy Co., it has acquired full ownership of the retail marketing and database services provider ShopLocal LLC.The McLean, Va.-based newspaper publishing concern didn't disclose terms of its purchase either of Tribune's 42.5 percent stake in the venture, or of McClatchy's 15 percent.The two companies remain partners with Gannett in other ventures, including joint holdings in operations such as...http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/tribune-sells-stake-in-shoplocal?fromrss=1 Alerts.com scores cash in bid to help information retrieval- July 8, 2008 Information overload. That's the problem that Alerts.com founder Pascal Stolz is looking to solve with a free online service that helps people receive stock quotes, horoscopes, sports scores, gas prices, flight ...http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/alerts-com-scores-cash-in-bid-to-help-information-... The FriendFeed for the rest of us- July 7, 2008 Chris Tolles, CEO of Topix, tells me about his business, which is for local news discussions. More than a million users, with more than 125,000 comments a day. Watch the videohttp://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/the-friendfeed-for-the-rest-of-us?fromrss=1 Keeping It Robust But Civil Online- July 2, 2008 Mayor Eddie A. Perez and some other Hartford leaders have raised a concern about offensive comments by online readers at www.courant.com . We have listened to their concern and that has led us to focus even ...http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/keeping-it-robust-but-civil-online?fromrss=1 The new news model- July 1, 2008 The news business has changed dramatically in the last 50 years, since the days of pioneer TV news broadcaster Edward Murrow , who delivered his segments with cigarette in hand and opened and closed his ...http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/07/the-new-news-model?fromrss=1 Strange disconnect from Topix investors- July 1, 2008 Which looks to me a slightly odd list. Topix has investment from Gannett, McClatchy and Tribune , three of the five also behind Classified Ventures and three of the four behind CareerBuilder .http://www.topix.net/news/topix/2008/06/strange-disconnect-from-topix-investors?fromrss=1 |